Microsoft announced its new scareware blocker at the 2024 Ignite conference a few months ago and now it’s ready for users to try out. This preview is open to everyone who uses Edge; you just need to ...

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TL;DR: Microsoft's recent Edge update introduces a blocker to combat scareware scams, which use aggressive pop-ups, fullscreen lock-ins, and fake warnings to trick users into calling fraudulent ...

Scareware is one of the more aggressive forms of online deception, but Microsoft’s new tool can help you avoid the trap. If you use Edge, enabling the Scareware Blocker is an easy way to add an extra ...

WASHINGTON — The FBI has issued a warning to the public to beware of “scareware”, bogus pop-up messages that warn that your computer is infected with a virus when it really is not. The pop ups then ...

Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in public preview. The feature, which was first announced in November at ...

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused web browser and search engine, has expanded the scope of its Scam Blocker tool. In addition to being able to protect you from standard phishing and malware attempts, ...

Anti-virus software is arguably the most critical component to keeping you safe and your computer running smoothly, which makes well-crafted fake anti-virus apps that take advantage of people's ...

If one could have a favorite scam, for me it would be “scareware.” My reasoning for this is thats it’s one of the few scams that actually gets through to me. My defenses are pretty good, but I still ...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a judgment against a software company that used scareware to market phony security software. At the same time, the commission also began an international campaign ...

Microsoft has begun testing a new "scareware blocker" for Edge on Windows PCs. The feature uses machine learning to detect tech support scams. It was introduced at the 2024 Ignite conference in ...